chilledbear 16 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Gus MacPherson has been left raging with The SPL over rules that have prevented him taking Rangers defender Steven Smith on loan. SPL clubs are only allowed one loan signing over the age of 21 a season, and, with 21-year-old Scott Cuthbert on board from Celtic, a deal looks dead. But MacPherson has been left confused by the rule over three players under 21 being in the matchday squad, by which Cuthbert qualifies as one of the representatives. The conflict between the different rules has left the St Mirren manager unhappy and he wants it cleared up by the league. ââ?¬Å?The deal is dead and it is frustrating,ââ?¬Â he said. ââ?¬Å?We agreed a deal with Rangers, we spoke to the player and he was delighted to come. ââ?¬Å?We were double-checking the rules on loan deals when we found out. ââ?¬Å?There must be a reason for the rule being put in place but it seems strange. ââ?¬Å?You can't have conflicting rules regarding under-21 players. ââ?¬Å?Scott Cuthbert was 21 when he came to us yet he qualifies to play as an under-21 week-in, week-out in The SPL. ââ?¬Å?But according to the rule for loan deals, he is over 21 and we are only allowed one per season from this country. ââ?¬Å?We have highlighted an error in the rules, which hopefully will be looked at with common sense. ââ?¬Å?The SPL have explained to the club but it is a conflicting rule and I think it will be changed. ââ?¬Å?We have one or two players that we have enquired about but we are running out of time.ââ?¬Â It would have helped Stevie, shame. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Might actually be good for us. All we need is for Papac to get a booking at the weekend & without Smith we'd be forced to play KB or SW @ LB, when Smith would probably be a better choice. For the OF game, i'd rather see KB stay on the right against AM & have either Papac or Smith on the left. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Crazy rule... Best for him to go on loan I think. He needs regular competitive football so hopefully another team fancy him. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Crazy rule... Best for him to go on loan I think. He needs regular competitive football so hopefully another team fancy him. Inverness are interested apparently, has that been on here yet? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whosthedado 1,519 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Inverness are interested apparently, has that been on here yet? Get him up there for Sunday :devil: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Inverness are interested apparently, has that been on here yet? Not sure mate - had heard about this but thanks for posting it anyway. That would be a good move for him as Roy McBain is a half-decent player as well so would provide good competition. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Crazy rule... Best for him to go on loan I think. He needs regular competitive football so hopefully another team fancy him. Not sure I want him to potentially stop us scoring goals though.. He's a threat on the wing as well. Maybe it would be better if he went to Brum or Cardiff or something. :devil: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 He wouldn't play against us... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 right, of course! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Well he could actually but I doubt we'd let that happen... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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